Ordered Listing of NAICS Industry Classifications Receiving
0.5
or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

ALL FOREIGN REGIONS

( * in Fractional Counts tables, counts are rounded -- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( this Fractional Counts report proportionally distributes a patent across each matched industry -- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) classification is determined by the primary U.S. Patent Classification System (USPC) classification and a USPC to NAICS concordance - see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays NAICS industry classifications and FRACTIONAL counts of utility patents classified in them; patents are distributed by year of patent grant.

Counts

(U.S. or Foreign)

Region ID

State-Territory or Country

Sequence ID

NAICS Classification

Classification Title

PRE_1964

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Total

Frac / YoG

(Foreign)

FOR

All Foreign Regions

01

311

Food

37

31

45

40

40

36

69

66

100

84

69

111

150

156

114

107

84

126

149

119

116

104

146

129

129

157

254

203

177

197

184

161

164

186

152

200

284

268

277

236

217

205

103

123

101

81

98

148

154

211

6898

Frac / YoG

(Foreign)

FOR

All Foreign Regions

02

312

Beverage and Tobacco Products

18

15

19

18

20

20

28

34

39

35

41

46

59

58

51

46

34

52

57

49

46

46

52

34

47

55

91

83

70

68

57

41

47

55

54

63

100

88

67

89

72

76

43

53

36

27

28

65

61

99

2547

Frac / YoG

(Foreign)

FOR

All Foreign Regions

03

313-316

Textiles, Apparel and Leather

121

100

143

136

156

164

194

222

296

276

238

279

283

306

231

296

188

292

328

284

267

324

383

352

416

416

453

371

392

405

395

410

437

452

486

631

633

609

645

618

556

558

413

417

386

384

359

596

601

599

18493

Frac / YoG

(Foreign)

FOR

All Foreign Regions

04

321

Wood Products

23

15

32

37

49

45

51

39

45

57

54

67

61

63

62

68

35

54

59

35

37

64

72

85

84

71

87

83

82

76

66

77

69

73

87

105

102

107

121

108

100

86

71

68

46

39

60

100

100

122

3400

Frac / YoG

(Foreign)

FOR

All Foreign Regions

05

322,323

Paper, Printing and support activities

41

51

67

59

73

70

60

72

96

103

91

116

123

137

106

128

95

157

148

130

132

156

188

202

219

276

312

284

301

293

307

321

296

291

349

377

385

366

416

403

357

322

254

213

217

204

203

310

326

361

10562

Frac / YoG

(Foreign)

FOR

All Foreign Regions

06

325

Chemicals ( ** ROLLUP, includes 3251-3259 ** )

1495

1689

1985

2582

2680

2249

3091

3001

2939

4743

3808

4569

5010

5778

4877

4731

3449

4404

4882

4189

4023

4444

4846

4479

5017

5066

6525

6589

6827

7015

7249

6580

6731

6885

7779

9480

9539

9123

10061

10018

9148

7770

6282

7860

7277

7099

7575

10451

10587

11655

296131

Frac / YoG

(Foreign)

FOR

All Foreign Regions

07

3251

Basic Chemicals

1064

1221

1359

1680

1765

1495

2068

1944

1810

3000

2401

2927

3229

3500

2679

2326

1676

2132

2389

1950

1807

1958

2121

1946

2142

2082

2589

2756

2767

2834

2946

2634

2630

2493

2699

3417

3351

3058

3341

3475

2994

2660

2289

2984

2709

2796

2938

3656

3645

3871

126198

Frac / YoG

(Foreign)

FOR

All Foreign Regions

08

3252

Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments